LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall

LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall, also known as LaShann DeArcy, (born November 11, 1970)[2] is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

LaShann M. D. Hall
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Incumbent
Assumed office November 17, 2015
Appointed by	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Nicholas Garaufis
Personal details
Born	LaShann Moutique Jones November 11, 1970 Hollywood, California
Spouse(s)	Courtney Hall
Education	Antioch College (BA) Howard University (JD)
Military service
Branch/service	United States Air Force
Years of service	1995-1997
Rank	Senior Airman[1]

Biography

Education & military service

Hall received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Antioch College. She received a Juris Doctor magna cum laude, in 2000 from Howard University School of Law. She served in the United States Air Force, from 1995 to 1997.

Early career

From 1992 to 1993 she was a waitress at Bukom Cafe in Washington, DC.[1] In 1993 she was an administrative employee at a temporary employment agency and later was a scheduler for Congressman Floyd Flake of New York.[1] From 1993 to 1994 she was a waitress at Olive Tree Cafe in New York City.[1] In 1994 she was an Conversational English Teacher at an English language school in Seoul, South Korea.[1] From 1994 to 1997 she was a waitress at SOB's in New York City and at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, DC.[1]

Legal & political career

In 1998 she was a judicial intern for judge Sheila Tillerson Adams of Maryland.[1] She worked as an associate at the law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, from 2000 to 2005 and at the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, from 2005 to 2010. She was formerly a partner at the law firm of Morrison & Foerster where she served as a commercial litigation trial lawyer. She served as a Commissioner on the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics from 2012 to 2014. From 2011 to 2015, she served as a Commissioner of the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission.[3][4][5][6]

Federal judicial service

On November 12, 2014, President Obama nominated Hall to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, to the seat vacated by Judge Nicholas Garaufis, who took senior status on October 1, 2014.[7][4] On December 16, 2014 her nomination was returned to the President due to the sine die adjournment of the 113th Congress. On January 7, 2015, President Obama renominated her to the same position.[8] She received a hearing before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee on May 6, 2015.[9] On June 4, 2015 her nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[10] On November 16, 2015 the United States Senate voted in favor of final confirmation by a vote of 93–1.[11] She received her judicial commission on November 17, 2015.[6]

References

1. Senate Judiciary Committee Questionnaire This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
2. California Birth Index
3. "President Obama Nominates Two to Serve on the United States District Courts". 12 November 2014.
4. "Kirsten Gillibrand – United States Senator for New York: News". www.gillibrand.senate.gov.
5. "Official biography at Morrison & Foerster". Archived from the original on 2014-11-13.
6. "Hall, LaShann Moutique DeArcy – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
7. "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". 12 November 2014.
8. "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". 7 January 2015.
9. "United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary". www.judiciary.senate.gov.
10. "Results of Executive Business Meeting – June 4, 2015" (PDF).
11. "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 114th Congress – 1st Session". www.senate.gov.

External links

• LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall at Ballotpedia